Senior Mechanical Engineer - Rotating Equipment

About the job:
Kent is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer – Rotating to join our engineering team in our Sarnia, Ontario, Calgary, or Edmonton, Alberta office. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership for specifying, selecting, reviewing, and procuring rotating mechanical equipment for industrial projects. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and equipment suppliers, you will deliver safe, reliable, and practical engineering solutions from initial design through construction and commissioning.

Skills and Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
• Lead rotating equipment engineering activities, ensuring deliverables meet project scope, technical requirements, budgets, and schedules.
• Prepare and review equipment specifications, mechanical datasheets, material requisitions, technical bid evaluations, and procurement recommendations.
• Specify and evaluate pumps, compressors, turbines, fans, blowers, drivers, and associated auxiliary systems.
• Review vendor drawings, performance curves, calculations, equipment layouts, inspection and test plans, and final equipment records.
• Evaluate equipment selection, operating ranges, efficiency, materials, sealing arrangements, lubrication systems, and maintenance requirements.
• Assess pump hydraulic performance, including net positive suction head requirements, minimum flow provisions, and suitability for specified operating conditions.
• Review compressor performance and operating limits, coordinating requirements for capacity control, anti-surge protection, and associated systems with relevant disciplines and suppliers.
• Apply relevant industry codes, standards, client specifications, and project requirements to rotating equipment design and procurement.
• Coordinate equipment interfaces with process, piping, civil, structural, instrumentation, and electrical engineering disciplines.
• Review equipment package requirements, including drivers, couplings, guards, baseplates, seals, lubrication systems, and condition monitoring.
• Resolve technical queries, review supplier deviations, and assess engineering changes.
• Participate in design reviews and risk assessments, addressing equipment safety, reliability, constructability, operability, and maintainability.
• Support factory acceptance testing and review mechanical running tests, performance tests, and vibration acceptance results.
• Provide technical support during equipment installation, alignment, testing, commissioning, and startup.
• Support troubleshooting, equipment performance assessments, and root cause investigations, recommending practical improvements.
• Mentor junior and intermediate engineers and review engineering deliverables within assigned responsibilities and authority.
• Communicate engineering progress, technical risks, and recommended solutions to project managers and clients.
• Maintain complete engineering records and follow project quality assurance and document control procedures.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:
Knowledge/Qualification/Training/Certification:
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer designation with APEGA required.
• 10+ years of relevant mechanical engineering experience, including substantial experience with rotating equipment for industrial projects.
• Demonstrated experience with centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, compressors, and associated auxiliary systems.
• Experience with turbines, fans, blowers, and packaged rotating equipment is an asset.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant API, ASME, and ISO standards for rotating equipment and associated systems.
• Strong understanding of equipment performance curves, operating envelopes, pump hydraulics, cavitation, and equipment selection.
• Working knowledge of mechanical seals, bearings, couplings, lubrication systems, vibration monitoring, and machinery protection.
• Experience preparing equipment specifications, evaluating supplier proposals, and reviewing vendor deliverables.
• Ability to interpret equipment drawings, piping and instrumentation diagrams, process datasheets, and machinery performance data.
• Familiarity with vibration analysis and rotordynamic reports, including the ability to identify when specialist assessment is required.
• Experience in oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical processing, or comparable industrial facilities is an asset.
• Factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning, startup, or troubleshooting experience is an asset.

Communication:
• Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication.
• Ability to explain technical requirements and recommendations clearly to clients, suppliers, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong technical report writing, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate project priorities, technical concerns, and progress effectively.

Behavior/ Core Competencies:
• Demonstrates ownership, accountability, and sound professional judgment.
• Maintains a strong commitment to safety, sustainability, quality, and ethical conduct.
• Works collaboratively and builds constructive relationships across disciplines.
• Takes a practical, proactive approach to technical problem-solving.
• Manages competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Provides technical leadership and supports the development of others.
• Adapts effectively to changing project requirements and priorities.

HSSEQ:
The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

This is a new position.
Compensation — Sarnia, Ontario:
Hourly Range: $75.00/hr to $90.00/hr
This hourly range applies to candidates based in Sarnia, Ontario, reflects the expected compensation for this role, and may vary based on skills, experience, and qualifications.

Details about the role:
Location: Open to candidates based in Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; or Sarnia, Ontario.
Relocation required: N/A
Travel required: Occasional travel to client facilities, fabrication shops, and project sites.
Contract type: Full time
Experience level: 10+ years